The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-13
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL


CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
In Brief
The special term Of the Circuit Court adj
| journed last evening. and only the Criminal
Court is now left in session.
| Court D. Webb whose bicycle was stolen
| from his home on North Meridian street Monday
night. received word from Tsrre Haute last
| evening that the machine bad been recovered in
| that city. The thief ESCAPED.
Yesterday; Charles ". Wilson and Rachel
/ Beaver, jacob W. Miller and Catharine
| Schmidt William Hurst and Minnie Heck,
| Martin Machold and Lizzie Kaufman.
| The executive committee of the Republican
| State Editorial Association will meet some day
| next wsek-Tuesday probabiy--at the Office OF
| the Soldiers Monument Commissioners to ar
range for the coming meeting OF the association.
Building permits were issued yesterday to E.
j. Loker for frame cottage on Lilly street,
| near Rural. 20 cost $500; Mrs. Margaret Flynn,
for frame residence on Morris street. In Union
! addition to the city. TO cost 81 ,OOO and Anna
Sfrack. for . frame cottage on High street. near
Coburn, TO cost $3.50
The sale at the stockyards this morning of
| the impof ted stations to satisfy the govern
ment's claim for duty charges has drawn hero
buyers from Missouri, Illinois. Iowa and north
| ern Indiana. The appraised vaius of the stock
by the customs authorities 10 s22. SOC, while the
| government wants only $4,000 to meet the
| claim for duty.
| MONEY FOR FLETCHER d SHARPE CREDITORS.
Trustee Milliean yesterday baid the county
clerk $42. 600 more for the Fletcher s. Sharpe
creditors Mr.. Sullivan states that he will i'm
mediately put Q force at work at night in order
that he may be ready for the payment OF cred
itors by the 26th inst Payments the first
distribution ordered will begin Friday morning.
when 500. 900 will be disbureed.
= THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
The temperature yesterday varied between
minimum Of so and maximum of 95o, accord
ing to the signal-service record, but reliable
thermometers on level with suffering humani-
ty showed that the heat on Washington street.
during the afternoon. measured as nuch as lOlo
in the shade. 1t was really the hottest day of
the year but still the heat not oppressive
AZ IL has been on other days this summer. and
not Single case OF suustroke was reported.
THE KILLING OF JOHN J. EBERT.
The body OF John J. Ebert the young man
who was killed Monday night by falling from
the fifth story of Talbotts block, remained at
the undertaking establishment of II. w. Tute
wiler until yesterday afternoon. when it was
moved TO his home at No. 572 North Pepnsvl-
vania street. 1t was found that besides the
fracture of his skull and tho crushing of his
face. his left shoulder and right leg broken.
His funeral will occur this afternoon o'clock
and will be attended By Knights Of Pythias in .
body.
YESTERDAYS SERVICES AT BRUCE PARK
The tent meeting at Bruce Park was fairly at
tended yesterday. Kew. Tucker Wilson preached
an interesting sermon in the afternoon. In the
evening Rev. j. w. Gazaway preached to q
large audience. At the close Of Rev. Gazaways
remarks. Rev Wilson made an appeal to those
outside Of the church. The indications points
to much larger attendance next week
great many white ladies and gentlemen attend
the meetings There will be prayer meeting to-
morrow morning. and services in the afternoon.
In the evening Rev. T. e. Wilson of De PAW
University, will address the audience. By
special request. Rev. R. H. FELTON,. of Painfeld,
the pulpit orator, will preach temperance
sermon.
WORK HOUSE PRISONERS ESCAPE
John A McClune q work house prisoner. was
taken to the courthouse yesterday morning to
testify before the grand jury against AL Kerr. the
confidence man, and the police and Superintend-
emit Boone would like to know where he is now
After he had testified he was locked in the pros
ecutor's room. and q policeman was placed on
guard at the door. The window was mp. and
McClune climbed out on the window ledge. which
is two feet wide, and walked around TO Circuit
Court room window, and thence through the
building and out on the street. Business men
on Washington street saw him making the trp.
but thought nothing of it His absence was not
discovered until he had been gone half hour
or more. He was serving thirty days sentence
for assault and battery.
BOLD ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
w. G. Fountaine. the druggist, at No. 80
North Delaware street, reports that two young
men entered his store about o'clock Monday
evening and attempted to rob his money-drawer.
One made pretense Of purchasing some paper.
and while he was being waited upon tho other
entered and crawled under the counter to the
money-drawer on the opposite Eide OF the store.
Mr. Fountaine discovered him just he was
ready 70 open the drawer. and rushed to the
front door to prevent their escape if possible.
The three met at the door. and while Mr.. Foun-
tame was calling for police. rs he says.
Of the men dealt him several blows on the head.
and they both got away from him and ran up
Ohio street The police know nothing OF the
affair, which is all the more remarkable.
Superintendent Travis lives above the store, and
was at home soon after the trouble occurred.
WORK ON THE NEW DEPOT
Work on the new Union railway station and
the other improvements going thereabouts is
progressing rapidly. The number OF stone and
brick layers has been increased. and there is no
further trouble about material. Next week the
material for the immense iron sheds will be
shipped from Pittsbure, and by the early part of
next month the western portion Of the sheds
will begin to go up. Owing to the extensive i'm
pr. vements in progress. the track room about
and all freight business that can well be turned
over the Belt road goes that way. The present
unsettled condition about .he Union depot will
interfere with the handling of trains. The
Union depot authorities doing all in their
power to prevent accidents and the delay OF
tratnS.
AN EXCURSION TICKET swINDLE.
For ten days past . couple of robust fellows
have been calling on business men here. repre-
senting that they were committee appointed by
the Indianapolis Iron and Steel-workers' Benevo-
lent Association to sell tickets for picnic at
Blue-river Park, on the c., 81. s. l. road. on the
18th inst Many citizens, supposine that they
were aiding good cause, purchased tickets OF
them, paying SO cents apiece. The men were i'm
posters. There is no such association, and no
arrangements were made for q picnic at this
park yesterday. although number went to the
depot supposing there was, but found no train
nor notice that train was to be run for this as
ISOLATION. The tickets bore the seal of q labor
association. IT persons purchasing tickets from
Committees will bear In mind that any ticket
sold at half fare. excursion picnic rates bears
the stamp of the road which they are to
travel they will save themselves from being
swindled.